The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 6, 1954, Page 8

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, October.6, 1954 Boys Of Scout Troop 253 Take A Look At Florida On Two-Weeks Tour dy TONY MARTINEZ Early (5:05) on the 10th of July, '. twelve sleepy people took off on a journey that would keep them a- from hime for fifteen days, As the sun reached higher and b r into the sky, the wider ke they became. “There’s the Mobkey Jungle — be careful, Jim,” sonie remarked. ‘At the Jungle (every attraction is a Jungle of some sort) the hu- mans were caged and the mon- keys ran free! Did we have a time trying to keep the Scouts in the cages. - he Parrot Jungle was our sec- htseeing stop. There the pon and parrots did tricks while flying free, We saw the cag- ed peacocks, pheasants, flamingos and gouras. s Qn our way north again, we stopped in South Miami and pick- ed up Uncle Freddy (Fred H. Det- mer). He had almost given us up for’ ! What a trip this would have been without his company — to think of the monotony he diverted. More than likely we would have turned back. ‘The Ancient Monastery in North is the actual monastery of nard of Sacramenia and was on this site exactly as it ; in Segovia, Spain, where VIII had erected it for the Monks of the 12th Cen- It was bought in 1925 by William Randolph Hearst. It was taken a- — stone by stone — and each ‘was marked to make the as- . easier. When it was un- packed to be assembled it was call- ed “The Greatest Jigsaw Puzzle of History.” Boca Raton was our first night's Sunday morning, the Catholic Scduts attended Holy Mass at St. the Methodist Church. mediately after lunch we head- ed for Saint Augustine and the pri- mary purpose of the tour! At this time the tragedy occurr- ed that marred our trip north. The was thick — you couldn’t see feet in front of the bus — it was raining! Out from the side of the road ran this white bundle of fur! Bang — we hit it! Slam: went the brakes. We stopped the bus but Hal Boy Says By HAL BOYLE NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. wm — The motorcycle cop long regarded by motorists as a kill-joy, isn’t yet as rare as the cigar store Indian. But he is rapidly disappearing from America’s great highways. “We don’t use motorcycles at all,” said Brig. Gen. W. W. Wane- maker, executive director of the 118-mile New Jersey Turnpike. “They’re too dangerous, and they couldn’t do the job for us.” His force of 76 state cops all use patrol cars. The Jersey turnpike as a result is now the most heavily policed as well as the heaviest traveled road of its kind in the nation. It is now also one of the READY TO GO—Kneeling, Charles McCann, Jerald Torano, Joseph Richardson, William Deegan and Arent Sjursen. Stand- ing, James Gainer, Leonard Conly, Edwin Elwood, Richard Slack, Frederick Thompson, Albert Leightley, and Tony Mar- tines, Scoutmaster. ae Macaws and Scouts at the Parrot Jungle there was no sign of the kitten. Till today we do not know if we killed or; injured it. The fog and-rain delayed us con- siderably and we were late in get- cycles, and had about 100 spills in that time,” he said. “With the patrol cars we can carry the equipment to do things that were impossible for a motorcycle cop. “We're able to give more first aid to accident victims, and get them to hospitals quicker. We carry two kinds of fire extinguish- ers—one for gasoline fires, the ee for tire or deep upholstery “Sometimes in truck collisions a driver is pinned in his burning cab. Each patrol car now has a heavy steel pry bar, and we can rip open the cab in a matter of seconds and get him out. In the old days we couldn’t have helped in time—he’d have burned to death.” safest. “This year we have reduced traffic fatalities to 2.42 per 100 million vehicie miles”? said Gen. Wanamaker, “as compared to a rate of 66 for national public highways. “The improved safety ean be explained by two things—better po- licing and the fact the public ‘is showing more sense. They have learned how to drive safely on turnpikes, and the novelty of using them as racetracks has worn off.” The modern highway cop would like to be regarded more as a good samaritan for motorists rath- er than as a guy who does nothing but ambush speeders. The figures bear them out. “Last year we gave 15,339 sum- monses for speeding,” said Lt, Joseph W. Mack, 48, of Haddon- field, N.J., a state policeman for 25 years. “But we helped 42,112 motorists who were in trouble. For example, we had to arrange 15,880 towings, aided 9,485 mo- torists with flat tires, 9,050 who had run out of gas, and put out 57 car or truck fires. “Our maternity record is per. feet. Our men have delivered two babies, and never lost either a child or a mother. That’s batting 1,000 per cent.” In his quarter century of police work Lt. Mack has gone from the horse to the motorcycle to the pa- trol car. “E qpent W years on motor. 6 But now and then Lt. Mack, a tall, blue-eyed, powerfully built of- ficer, likes to look back on his first two years in service, when he rode horseback through rural areas of the state. “I guess I didn’t care as much about that horse then as I do now,” he said, wistfully. “Her name was Mamie, I wanted to get on the Motorcycles because, when you finished, all you had to do was turn in the motorcycle and go eat, “But ‘with Mamie, I first had to see she was dry, rub her down with straw, spread her bedding, feed her, and saddle soap the leath- er equipment. And in the morning, before starting out, I had to curry her, feed and water her, and ¢lean | out her stall. “I took care of her every need. She was like my baby. Later on I could have blindfolded myself and Mamie would have taken me to every stop on my regular patrol. | ting into St. Augustine on schedule. It was about 12:30 a. m. when we reached the camp site. Backing down and hitting a sapling brought out our host, George W. Chaires. Not wanting the Scouts to stay up much longer, he invited them to use the library of his home. The next morning we found that our camp site was next to the “Fountain of Youth” and the local Radio Station. We pitched. our tents and proceeded to go sight- seeing. Our first stop was Marineland. It was quite a show and enjoyed by the Scouts. This was where “‘Slowpoke”’ -McCann got lost. Af- ter finding McCann we proceeded | back to St. Augustine. On the way back we stopped and the Scouts went surf swimming and did they enjoy that. It was a new } experience for some! The Castillo de San Marcos, Pot- ter’s Wax Museum and Ripley’s “Believe It or Not” finished the day. Tuesday morning, Father Fits- patrick offered up a special Mass at La Leche Shrine for us. We made the Marian Year Pilgrimage with him and after a short talk we had accomplished the purpose of this tour. The Campfire at St. Augustine was the highlight of things Scout- ing during the trip! The Mayor of the city and Scouts from five troops were present. “Uncle” Freddy did his stuff and was a big hit. We sang songs and presented skits and the Campfire was enjoyed by all, Our next stop on the tour was one that we (and Jim Gainer) will never forget. It’s where we travel- ed 10 miles to get 150 feet. At Green Cove Springs Cdr. E. L. Purdum, Scout Liaison Officer, met and gave us a tour of the Na- val Station. Later in the day a tug boat ride up and down the St. John’s River was thoroughly en- joyed by all. That night we camp- ed on the St. John’s Forest Re- serve. On leaving Green Cove Springs, occurred the only mishap to our bus. Just seven miles north of Pal- atka we had a blowout. We had to try four different stations be- fore we found one that would re- move our wheel. The city that received the title — “The Most Enjoyed City” — was Lake Wales. It was there that we met such fine Scouters as Kenneth L. Bostwick, Harold Todd and Ro- bert De Legal; while two Scouts will remain our friends for time to come: Rodney Chelette and James Scaggs. The “Great Masterpiece” cannot be described in mere words and do it justice. No — one must see it to appreciate its beauty, uniqueness. ad -< 4 Chow Time The Amphitheatre where the “‘Pas- sion Play” is held each year is an interesting place. But the beauty of the Mountain Lake Singing Tower (Bok Tower) is, to us, the most awe inspiring thing during our tour. The Sanc- tuary, the grounds, the trees and the tower have to be seen to be appreciated. Arrangements had been made for us to swim at different lakes. We used Lakes “Easy” and “Blue.” We were treated to “Donald Duck” Juice (Orange and Tangerine). Ma- yor Childs greeted us in the name of the city of Lakes Wales. ecutive for the Sunnyland Council, and he gave us more detailed in- formation and permission to use | : “Flying Eagle.” Mr. Treat was Py most cooperative. Our good friend, Colonel N. M. Michaelson, had contacted Jess Tucker, Jr. to act as our guide while in the area. Jess did a super job of it. He made life-long friends when he invited the Scouts to “‘wa- ter ski’ at his home. Here was our second Sunday and we attended Mass at St. Joseph’s Church. The Protestants Scouts at- tended the Methodist Church. That evening we went to a movie in Sarasota. Monday we paid a visit to the John and Mable Mu- seum of Art. Tuesday we visited the museums in Bradenton and in the afternoon we visited the Museum of the Am- erican Circus and Horn's Cars of Yesterday. We had visited all the attractions that we had planned, so instead of staying in Bradenton another day we prepared to take off a day earlier. Upon arriving in Fort Myers, we contacted the Chairman of the Lee County Commissioners, and obtain- ed their permission to camp at the Fair Grounds, which we enjoyed tremendously. For the second time on the tour, we permitted the Scouts to take in a movie. Our anticipation of the beach at Fort Myers was more, than it should have been because the Scouts were disappointed. They thought that here, too, they would have the surf to swim in, but alas * and alack there was no surf! But % the swimming and sunning was en- joyed by everyone. That afternoon everyone had “free time” — time to do what he wanted. Some bought souvenirs for home — some wrote cards home. Some sneaked around and | bought ice cream and candy — MOUNTAIN LAKE (Bok) Sing- ing Tower, Lake Wales. knowing that some would overeat ice cream and candy, I bought a bottle of Castor Oil — but we didn’t need it. We didn’t intend to leave Fort Myers so soon but we decided that maybe the Everglades were more interesting. Stopping for lunch, we heard that the snakes were seek- ing higher ground in the ‘Glades - because of the heavy rains. We decided to go into Snapper Creek Camp and ask the Camp Di- rector, Paul Brick, if he would let us camp overnight on the Athletic Field. At this point we lost “Uncle” Freddy. On our way to Snapper Passion Play Amphitheatre, Lake Wales wire of the tour. His tales are still being wondered at by some of the Scouts. Good thing I had obtained Medi- cal Examinations for the Scouts be- fore staring on this trip. We need- ed them to get into Snapper Creek. The Camp Director was very co- operative and he let us use the swimming pool. We were invited to supper that evening at the Camp Messhall. After a refreshing night’s sleep, we took off eary Saturday morn- ing for home. We had had an early breakfast, Cars of Yesterday. Bradenton The only thing that I could think Our arrival in the Bradenton - Creek we let him off at his home of that the Scouts would enjoy at in Miami. On leaving him, he bade this point was the Pumping Station us “God Speed.” He was the live at Florida City where the water Jones Boys Go To Leavenworth Sarasota area was uneventful. We contacted Fred L. Treat, Scout Ex- Marilyn Will Tell All About Marital Woes By JAMES BACON HOLLYWOOD # — The world hears today from Marilyn Mon- roe’s own luscious lips the reason why she benched Joe DiMaggio. The movie box office queen, who sued the former baseball star yes terday for divorce, scheduled a press conference in their Beverly Hills home. She’ll tell all, promised lawyer Jerry Giesler. That is, of course, if the right questions are asked. In the past Marilyn’s honest an- swers to direct questions have driv- en many a studio press agent to distraction. It’s doubtful if DiMaggio will be on hand to give his version of the breakup that caught Hollywood gossips with their columns down. A reporter who knocked on the door late yesterday was told by a servant that Joe was not inside. None of the small army of re- Porters and photographers Another thing about a horse—in winter they keep you warm on the bitterest day, They have built-in radiant heating. “It was a wonderful life—the best. Later, when I was on the motoreycle and had learned to hate it,’I found out how much Mamie jhad meant to me.” |_ End advance for PMS Saturdey Sept. 25. Citizen Advertisements Help Save You Money but there is always the back door. DiMaggio spent the previous night and most of yesterday in- side, even taking service of Mari- lyn’s divorce papers downstairs while the ailing actress lay in bed upstairs. Geisler said he knew of no in- dication that Joe intended to move out. “They still have two weeks to go on the rent,” the laywer quipped. He added that such an arrange- ment wasn’t unusual for Holly- wood and cited the case of one client who shared the same double bed with his estranged wife for months before the divorce trial. Besides her lawyer, a gyne cologist also visited Marilyn. The specialist in women’s diseases said she was suffering from a mi- nor ailment which had nothing to do with her domestic troubles. He said she would be well enough to camped outside had seen him leave: return to work today. News of the divorce action ere- ated a minor traffic jam in the} DiMaggio’s residential area. Meanwhile, columnists, quoting unnamed best friends of the cou- | ple, had a field day speculating on the cause of the marital breakup. Some said there was a jealous nature to Joe’s Italian heritage while others said Marilyn was fed up with Joe’s obvious disconcern with her career, One source said the eouple start- ed fighting when some Hollywood character, obviously not a base- bali fan, addressed the New York Yankees slugger as “Mr. Monroe.”” “Jeep” is one wild duck that travels south in style — by train. “Jeep” is the stable pet of a group of racing horses which in- cludes the stakes victor, Dinner Winner. . IT CAN HAPPEN—Defective wiring caused the fire that destroyed the stove and refrigerator in the above picture. Other fire hazards in the display show an elecitic iron lett on and a light cord with too many appliances connected to it. This Fire Prevention Week display can be seen at Home Appliance Company on Simonton Street.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. DALLAS, Tex. @#—Two brothers —James Hollis due in Leavenworth, Kan., today wealthy Dallas Jews. Count 5 Average Words One Line Minimum Space THREE LINES Figures or Initials Count As One Word James Hollis is under a 25-year- Jones, 40, andj|sentence while Ralph is under a Ralph Franklin Jones, 44—were | five-year sentence. They were accused last summer to begin prison sentences for at-|of threatening the children of 20 tempting to extort $200,000 from|wealthy families with horrible deaths if the money was not paid. CITIZEN WANT ADS Address Please Print Ad Below Hy: i Hitt H1JJ. for Key West starts its 130 mile journey. I took them into the com- pound and showed them the wells, the pumps and the treatment plant. I explained, the best I could, how the water was treated for our protection and they are about the only ones, outside of the employes of the line, in Key West to know what happens to the water ‘before it reaches Key West. There were several surprised pa- rents in Key West as we did not intend to return until Sunday eve- ning. But there were also surprised Scouts when they found that their parents were either in Miami or out shopping when they arrived. But they were a tired bunch of Scouts that left the bus that after- noon. We were glad to get back to the Coral Isle but were not glad that our tour was ended. Maybe next year we can get another tour go- ing! We do want to thank the Holy Name Society of St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church for sponsoring us and permiting us to go on this, tour. They were a tremendous help both physically and financially. Scouts of the troop making this tour were: Leonard H. Conly, Jr.; William E. Deegan, Jr.; Edwin,R. Elwood; James K. Gainer; Albert L. Leightley, II; Charles P. Mee Cann; Joseph P. Richardson; Ar ent T. Sjursen, III; Richard Slack; Frederick M. Thompson and Jer- ald A. Torano. Scouters were Fred H. Detmer, Antonio V. Martinez, scoutmaster, James Hollis was arrested by FBI agents as he attempted to collect, His brother surrendered to police later. Kevan Gosper, the Australian who won the British Empire Games 440-yard championship at Vancouver this summer, is @ student at Michigan State. Use This Convenient Want Ad Order-Gram START AD RUN AD ____ DAYS NUMBER LINES ____ ENCLOSED Cheek ’ 3 LINES 4 LINES 5 LINES 6 LINES 7 LINES 8 LINES 9 LINES 10 LINES ‘ eS Rates Per Line Multiply by number ef lines l day —- We 2 days Se 12 days. w § 6 days — Te FF | USE ORDER-GRAM TO— BUY - SELL - RENT - EMPLOY - OR LOCATE LOST ARTICLES —_—_[SE eee